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The document is a narrative essay about learning how to swim. It details the author's initial fear of water and their first swimming lesson. The teacher was patient and had the students practice kicking with kickboards and later taught arm strokes. While it was difficult at first and the author felt uncoordinated, with practice their form started to feel natural and they were able to swim. In the end, the author was glad they learned to swim and overcome their fear, and also learned that with practice any new skill can be mastered.

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Swimming

The document is a narrative essay about learning how to swim. It details the author's initial fear of water and their first swimming lesson. The teacher was patient and had the students practice kicking with kickboards and later taught arm strokes. While it was difficult at first and the author felt uncoordinated, with practice their form started to feel natural and they were able to swim. In the end, the author was glad they learned to swim and overcome their fear, and also learned that with practice any new skill can be mastered.

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Name: Muhammad Abubakar Baig

Date: september 18, 2023


Package: 1000

A SAMPLE NARRATIVE ESSAY

HOW I LEARNT SWIMMING

Learning something new can be a scary experience. One of the hardest things I've
ever had to do was learn how to swim. I was always afraid of the water, but I decided
that swimming was an important skill that I should learn. I also thought it would be
good exercise and help me to become physically stronger. What I didn't realize was
that learning to swim would also make me a more confident person.

New situations always make me a bit nervous, and my first swimming lesson was no
exception. After I changed into my bathing suit in the locker room, I stood timidly by
the side of the pool waiting for the teacher and other students to show up. After a
couple of minutes the teacher came over. She smiled and introduced herself, and two
more students joined us. Although they were both older than me, they didn't seem
to be embarrassed about not knowing how to swim. I began to feel more at ease.

We got into the pool, and the teacher had us put on brightly colored water wings to
help us stay afloat. One of the other students, May, had already taken the beginning
class once before, so she took a kickboard and went splashing off by herself. The
other student, Jerry, and I were told to hold on to the side of the pool and shown
how to kick for the breaststroke. One by one, the teacher had us hold on to a
kickboard while she pulled it through the water and we kicked. Pretty soon Jerry was
off doing this by himself, traveling at a fast clip across the short end of the pool.

Things were not quite that easy for me, but the teacher was very patient. After a few
more weeks, when I seemed to have caught on with my legs, she taught me the arm
strokes. Now I had two things to concentrate on, my arms and my legs. I felt
hopelessly uncoordinated. Sooner than I imagined, however, things began to feel
"right" and I was able to swim! It was a wonderful free feeling like flying, maybe to be
able to shoot across the water.

Learning to swim was not easy for me, but in the end my persistence paid off. Not
only did I learn how to swim and to conquer my fear of the water, but I also learned
something about learning. Now when I am faced with a new situation I am not so
nervous. I may feel uncomfortable to begin with, but I know that as I practice being in
that situation and as my skills get better, I will feel more and more comfortable. It is a
wonderful, free feeling when you achieve a goal you have set for yourself.

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